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Chapter 18: Flowers of the future
Possibly cerebral palsy

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"That boy, please help me pay attention."

Satoru and Officer Inoue sat side by side on the bench. The silver-haired man pointed his finger at the tearful Junpei who was guarding Donut, and communicated with Officer Inoue in a low voice.

"What happened to that kid?"

While drinking water, Officer Inoue glanced at the tall, handsome boy with a simple straw haircut out of the corner of his eye, and asked Satoru.

"Toge and I just briefly inquired about that child. He may go to their jurisdiction to register for some reasons in the future. If you have contact with the higher-ups here, please help take care of him."

Satoru's eyes hidden under the blindfold were staring at Junpei not far away. While talking to Officer Inoue, he was also carefully observing the subtle aura around the boy.

"Can I ask a little bit, did something happen to this child?"

Officer Inoue looked at Junpei curiously. Not long ago, when Toge applied medicine to Junpei, Inoue also discovered a wound similar to a burn on the child's forehead.

The wounds were somewhat suppurated and ulcerated, and were obvious overlapping injuries.

At first, Inoue wanted to go over and ask the boy what happened, but because Tiantian suddenly fainted and things got messy, he put the matter aside.

Now he just took this opportunity to ask Satoru about this boy.

"..."

Satoru raised his head and thought for a while, carefully replaying the boy's cry in his mind.

"Yoshino Junpei, he must have been bullied on the school. The other party's attacks are getting more and more excessive and they don't know how to restrain themselves. If possible, please help convey this to the jurisdiction."

The man put his hand on Officer Inoue's shoulder.

"The perpetrator's family is probably quite wealthy. If they want to use any means to suppress the matter, the director will just hand over the matter directly to the district chief, we will handle the rest. Is that okay? Officer Inoue."

"..."

When Officer Inoue heard these words, he was instantly embarrassed.

He scratched his head and did not reply to Satoru immediately.

After all, if it was an exchange office under the jurisdiction of the other party, if they interfere too much, they would not only cause dissatisfaction from the other party, but they would also easily become enemies.

This kind of thankless behavior was highly discouraged in the industry.

"Anyway, I will help Mr. Gojo pay attention to this matter. We cannot guarantee that it will be completed 100%, but we will do our best."

In the end, Officer Inoue carefully qualified his words and did not give Satoru an absolute answer.

"It's not 'try your best', it's 'absolutely' do it."

Satoru ruthlessly peeled off the sloppy eyes of Officer Inoue, his voice changed from the frivolous and casual tone of the past, he looked at Officer Inoue extremely seriously.

"..."

Although the man's eyes were covered with a big black cloth, he couldn't see it clearly.

But Officer Inoue still felt that Satoru was looking at him through the black cloth, still looking straight at him, which made him quite stressed.

"This..."

Officer Inoue was very embarrassed.

*clap*

The man with the blindfold clasped his hands together like a girl praying.

"Just promise me properly, Inoue."

Satoru suddenly changed from his serious state, his plump lips curved into a charming smile, and his voice was brisk and coquettish.

"We have known each other for such a long time. I used to help you very seriously with all kinds of trivial matters. Now I just ask you for such a trivial matter. If you can't agree, I will go directly to ask the director, okay?"

"Eh..."

It was not known whether the word "director" stimulated Inoue, or whether the act of coquettishness by a macho man like Gojo Satoru came too suddenly, Inoue was caught off guard.

"I understand... Mr. Gojo... I will contact you at any time."

Inoue had no choice but to agree to Satoru.

"Uh-huh."

Satoru was very happy after getting a satisfactory answer. Then he crossed his arms and leaned comfortably on the chair. He looked at Toge and Junpei who were guarding Tiantian with gentle eyes.

In Satoru's opinion.

Good children were things that should be cherished.

Japan already had such a low fertility rate, so outstanding young people should be protected and nurtured, and all beneficial resources should be used to nurture them and pave the way for their future.

No one had the right to obliterate their souls and future.

No one had.

Even if these young people would do nothing in the future or spend their lives in an ordinary way, this was their choice and this was their way of life.

Not some scumbags' excuse to push them to hell.

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"I am coming."

Shoko's windbreaker carries the biting cold wind of the night, and her beautiful face was full of exhaustion and unbearable sleepiness.

The woman pushed the glass door in and brought in a draft of smoke and perfume, making everyone in the cold room shiver.

"Really, really-very hard work! Shoko!"

Satoru warmly greeted Shoko, as happy as seeing a savior.

"That girl? Oh, here."

Shoko and Satoru nodded, and the two parties considered themselves saying hello.

She walked into the office without stopping, and the first thing she saw was the girl lying on the soft sofa with a dead expression, and the two teenagers guarding her.

"Kids, step aside and I'll check her out."

Under Junpei's astonished expression, Shoko skillfully took out her small flashlight from her windbreaker pocket. She bent down in front of Tiantian, peeled off her eyelids, and began to examine her pupils' reflection.

"Who is this..."

Junpei saw Shoko's skillful and sophisticated movements, and asked Toge beside him a question with some uneasiness.

[Don't worry, Shoko-san is our school's doctor, the one with a medical license. As long as she is here, Liu-san will be safe.]

Toge took his mobile phone and typed a few lines, then turned the screen to the direction to Junpei so that the boy could see it more easily.

"..."

Junpei stared at Toge with twinkling eyes, seemingly touched in his heart.

Then, under Toge's confused expression, Junpei clumsily made a few sign language gestures reserved for deaf-mute people.

[It doesn't matter, I'm in the community. While serving, I learned sign language gestures.]
[We can use sign language to communicate.]

Toge: "..."

If he hadn't been smart, he might have thought that Junpei was here to form a seal with him.

I'm not deaf-mute! It's just not convenient for me to speak!

If I have a bad temper at this time and say something like "you are the deaf-mute", you will be gone.

"Tuna mayo."

Toge spoke expressionlessly, leaving a confused Junpei.

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"Satoru, has this kid been sober for a while before?"

After some inspection, the woman put away the flashlight in her hand; turned to look at Satoru sitting beside her, and asked the man carefully.

"Hey, yes she is."

The man answered.

Shoko: "...what was her mental state like at that time?"

"..."

Satoru touched the back of his neck, his expression seemed a little difficult to explain, "...how should I say it?"

"Part of the verbal communication was very clear, but... it seemed a little manic, just an abnormal kind of mania. There was a period of time in the middle when she was suspected of hallucinations, but it is not sure whether it was caused by alcohol or her brain... well, you know."

"...she still drinks?"

Shoko raised her eyebrows and realized that things didn't seem to be that simple.

"It should be said that it's not just drinking at the bar. The way she smokes doesn't look like she has smoked for more than three years. She doesn't look so arrogant and deserves a beating."

Satoru waved his hand helplessly, "However, according to the child's own wishes, she is very stubborn and insists that she is an adult."

"Definitely underage."

Shoko pinched Tiantian's wrist and ankle firmly and frowned.

"Her bone age is no more than eighteen years old, sixteen at most."

Satoru: "..."

Satoru: "...is that so?"

"In general, from a scientific point of view, without considering some supernatural factors, her symptoms are somewhat similar to cerebral palsy."

Satoru: "..."

Toge & Junpei: "..."

Shoko straightened up, looked at the expectant eyes of the two young men beside her, and ruthlessly expressed her guess.

Cerebral palsy was basically a disease that patients would suffer from soon after birth. It's also accompanied by language barriers, visual and hearing impairments, and many more. They were sleepy on weekdays, have poor response to all aspects of the body's skills, and were not very responsive to external stimuli, and fainting occurred frequently.

Assuming that Tiantian was not a schizophrenic patient, pathologically speaking, cerebral palsy was the one closest to her current symptoms.

Of course, this was a conclusion that excluded supernatural factors. The specific conclusion would have to wait until they go back to school and use the Reverse Cursed Technique to study it carefully.

"It's so unfair..."

This plot was simply cruel.

Junpei burst into tears instantly.

The man cried and the woman was silent.

Shoko: "..."

This classmate, I am just guessing now, why were you crying as if she was going to be buried in the early morning.

Were all children today so sensitive and fragile?

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*ding* *ding*

At noon, around three o'clock in the morning, an urgent ringing of a bell interrupted Tiantian's nest on the bed.

"Holy sh*t!"

Tiantian opened her eyes vaguely in her sleep, struggling to hold her heavy body up and looking for her cell phone all over the bed.

"Which one?"

She tried her best and finally answered the phone.

Who was this, calling me so early in the morning?

[Hello.]

On the other end of the phone, the operator's beautiful voice, which was comparable to that of a broadcasting professional, came from the other end, and Tiantian felt very alert after listening to it.

[This is the National Population Census, Hebei Branch Center.]

[This is Ms. Liu Tiantian, right? Are you convenient now?]

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